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Tipuric: It was time for some fresh ideas at Wales

29 November 2019 0 comments

The Wales flanker tells TRP he felt it was the right time for change after 12 years of success under Warren Gatland

Conor O’Shea replaces Nigel Melville in senior RFU post

29 November 2019 0 comments

The former Harlequins DoR left Italy last month after almost four years in charge of the Azzurri

England were too fancy says Springboks star Jean de Villiers

21 November 2019 0 comments

The former South Africa and Leicester centre believes Eddie Jones got the selection wrong for the World Cup final

No-one asked if I wanted Warren’s job, says Shaun Edwards

20 November 2019 0 comments

After accepting a new role with France, Shaun Edwards speaks to Peter Jackson about his time with Wales and what he wanted

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend considers backroom reshuffle

20 November 2019 0 comments

The Ospreys coach tempting Gregor Townsend with a post-World Cup shake-up

Dave Rennie leaves Glasgow Warriors for Wallabies

20 November 2019 0 comments

Glasgow Warriors have already found their successor, as the Wallabies pick Rennie to replace Cheika

Lions and Barbarians lined up for Twickenham

14 November 2019 0 comments

The Lions plan to host a match at Twickenham before they jet off to tour South Africa in 2021

Lions Tour 2021 has tasty look to it says former Springbok captain John Smit

13 November 2019 0 comments

John Smith and Francois Pienaar look ahead to the Lions tour of South Africa in 2021

Scarlets hit with injury blows to Wales duo

12 November 2019 0 comments

How do injuries to Jonathan Davies and Rhys Patchell impact an already beat up Wales backline?

Ben Youngs was exposed in Japan says Kyran Bracken

12 November 2019 0 comments

Kyran Bracken believes Eddie Jones made a mistake in only taking two scrcum-halves to Japan

Saints legend and former England captain Dylan Hartley retires

7 November 2019 0 comments

Hartley has been sidelined for all of 2019 by a serious knee injury

Now Japan gets ready to make Sevens sing at Tokyo Olympics

7 November 2019 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s thoughts on how Japan can extend rugby’s legacy far beyond the World Cup

The Rugby Paper’s Team of the World Cup

6 November 2019 0 comments

Nick Cain finds room for only one All Black in his starting XV

TEAMS: One last stand for Warren Gatland and Steve Hansen

31 October 2019 0 comments

Wales and New Zealand face each other in the third-fourth place play-off on Friday, Gatland and Hansen have named their squads

VIDEO: World Rugby release shortlist for 2019 Try of the Year

30 October 2019 0 comments

Watch the four tries in contention for the Try of the Year Award 2019

Jerome Garces to take charge of World Cup final

29 October 2019 0 comments

Frenchman will take charge of England versus South Africa

TEAMS: It helps having Lions in the squad, says Eddie Jones

24 October 2019 0 comments

Eddie Jones and Steve Hansen have both announced their squads for the World Cup semi-final

World Cup winner Hill taught me says England star Tom Curry

23 October 2019 0 comments

Tom Curry reflects on the influence of Richard Hill dating back well before England’s quarter-final win over Australia in Japan.

Schmidt: ‘We aren’t going to sneak up on the All Blacks’

17 October 2019 0 comments

Can Ireland reach a first-ever World Cup semi-final by beating New Zealand?

England coach Eddie Jones and captain Owen Farrell

England change George Ford’s role for Australia showdown

17 October 2019 0 comments

Eddie Jones makes bold selection call ahead of World Cup quarter-final with the Wallabies

Police called to disturbance involving Uruguay players at restaurant

16 October 2019 0 comments

Members of the Uruguay squad accused of assault by restaurant staff and punching mirrors

Cancelled France match negates Eddie’s shot at experimenting with Farrell

16 October 2019 0 comments

Nick Cain arrives in Tokyo in find Eddie Jones lacking room to manoeuvre if Farrell or Vunipola suffer mishap

Hagibis was a shock but Eddie did warn us says Jamie George

15 October 2019 0 comments

England hooker Jamie George on the team’s move north away from Tokyo to avoid the effects of Typhoon Hagibis

I can’t call All Blacks versus England, says Zinzan Brooke

15 October 2019 0 comments

The New Zealand great doesn’t see Ireland as a problem for Steve Hansen and co.

Eddie Jones really doesn’t care if Scotland miss out on World Cup quarter-finals

11 October 2019 0 comments

England head coach Eddie Jones has said only Scotland will be to blame if they fail to progress out of their pool at the Rugby […]

Fast games suit super-fit Wales says training guru

8 October 2019 0 comments

How sports science has Wales ready to be unbroken in the humid conditions of Japan

Billy Vunipola to have scan on ankle and won’t be risked for France clash

8 October 2019 0 comments

An ankle injury England are acting unconcerned about and a Super Typhoon which people are concerned about

Problems will exist in the Pacific until we get a professional team, says Fiji coach McKee

8 October 2019 0 comments

John McKee reflects on the issues facing Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, with all three nations set to exit the World Cup in the pool stage

Mario Ledesma will make Eddie’s men fight for every point

4 October 2019 0 comments

England must neutralise the Pumas’ lineout-maul

Now England need to use their sledgehammer to crack Argentina

4 October 2019 0 comments

Nick Cain previews England’s match against the Pumas and the selection issues facing Eddie Jones going forward

Highlights: Ireland beat Russia to move top of pool

3 October 2019 0 comments

Video highlights from Kobe as Ireland got their World Cup back on track in a five-try display

Jack Nowell and Mako Vunipola return for England in clash with Pumas

3 October 2019 0 comments

A strong team named by England head coach Eddie Jones for Saturday’s match against Argentina

Manu Tuilagi is the key player for England, says Jason Robinson

2 October 2019 0 comments

Tuilagi can be the focal point of England going forward, and forget the injuries of his past

How Wasps coach Craig White made stars of Uruguay

1 October 2019 0 comments

Jon Newcombe speaks to Craig White about the tough love needed to get Uruguay on track to the World Cup’s big upset over Fiji

Robinson: England can win the trophy and Tom Curry will be key

24 September 2019 0 comments

“Eddie has a squad that have learned from 2015 and now they’re ready to deliver” – Robinson

World Rugby issues statement in response to controversial refereeing

Refereeing levels have been sub-standard, World Rugby admits

24 September 2019 0 comments

There have been a number of controversial decisions made so far at the World Cup

England make ten changes for USA as Slade misses out

24 September 2019 0 comments

Henry Slade’s knee injury leaves England threadbare for cover at fly-half

England name team for Rugby World Cup opener

20 September 2019 0 comments

Eddie Jones chooses to go with Ford, Farrell and ‘kamikaze kids’ Tom Curry and Sam Underhill

Italy can shock the world, warns Conor O’Shea

19 September 2019 0 comments

Can Italy give Sergio Parisse the fairytale farewell he deserves before retiring?

Darcy Graham can prove small is dangerous for Scotland and Townsend

19 September 2019 0 comments

The Edinburgh wing has high hopes for Scotland in a Pool where Ireland, Japan and Samoa are their rivals

Hard graft paying off as Marland Yarde nears comeback for Sale Sharks

18 September 2019 0 comments

Yarde is making tremendous progress on his way back from a catastrophic knee injury

Gatland: Rob Howley is devastated by the allegations

18 September 2019 0 comments

Wales coach Warren Gatland has for the first time after Rob Howley’s betting allegations went public

Wales coach Rob Howley sent home on the eve of the Rugby World Cup

17 September 2019 0 comments

A huge bombshell for Warren Gatland and the Wales camp to deal with

I’ll prove Eddie was wrong to drop me, says Nathan Hughes

17 September 2019 0 comments

“You train all your life for a big goal like the World Cup and sometimes you have obstacles put in your way and this is just one of them” – Hughes

Profile – Russia: How the Bear came in from the cold at last

17 September 2019 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher charts Russia’s tortuous path to the World Cup

Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg sources traits from All Blacks great’s game

12 September 2019 0 comments

Hogg reveals to TRP how he is studying ways to evade the traps opponents are deploying to stymie his abilities

Chester Williams, only black player from South Africa’s 1995 World Cup win, dies aged 49

6 September 2019 0 comments

Springboks legend dies two months after 1995 team-mate James Small

Wallabies stalwart David Pocock to end Test career after World Cup

6 September 2019 0 comments

David Pocock will captain Australia against Samoa in his last Test on home soil

Joe Schmidt takes shot at Agustin Pichot after World Rugby vice-chairman makes Devin Toner comment

3 September 2019 0 comments

Pichot questioned the inclusion of Jean Kleyn over Devin Toner in Ireland’s World Cup squad

France name World Cup squad with Picamoles and Penaud set to dazzle

3 September 2019 0 comments

Jacques Brunel names a team for Japan boasting eight Toulouse players

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